Medical Economics September 1, 2023
Initiative seeks to bridge ‘technical gap’ that leaves patients vulnerable.
Federal researchers hope to bolster health care cybersecurity with new programs led by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services oversees ARPA-H, which announced the new Digital Health Security (Digiheals) project to protect the U.S. health care system’s electronic infrastructure.
The project will seek proposals for “proven technology developed for national security” and adapt them to civilian health systems, networks, and devices, according to the ARPA-H announcement.
“The Digiheals project comes when the U.S. healthcare system urgently requires rigorous cybersecurity capabilities to protect patient privacy, safety, and lives,” ARPA-H Director Renee Wegrzyn, PhD, said in a news release....
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